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New hope: Ferdinand Hapke received this postcard, dated 1945, from his father in a prisoner-of-war camp.
New hope: Ferdinand Hapke received this postcard, dated 1945, from his father in a prisoner-of-war camp.

New hope: Ferdinand Hapke received this postcard, dated 1945, from his father in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Date3/25/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0128167F
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
Trouble is his middle name: Trouble-shooter Urich Ferdinand, executive assitant to Premier William Davis, is adept at smoothing out the problems of people who make daily demands on the provincial premier.
Trouble is his middle name: Trouble-shooter Urich Ferdinand, executive assitant to Premier William Davis, is adept at smoothing out the problems of people who make daily demands on the provincial premier.
3/28/1977
Reunited after 32 years, Velimir Kuzmanov (left), 64, of Toronto and his brother, Sava, 54, of Manchester, England, look at faded family photo sent to Sava in prisoner of war camp
Reunited after 32 years, Velimir Kuzmanov (left), 64, of Toronto and his brother, Sava, 54, of Manchester, England, look at faded family photo sent to Sava in prisoner of war camp
3/14/1971
Still fighting: In Worl War II Don Elliot spent 3 1/2 years in prisoner of war camps.
Still fighting: In Worl War II Don Elliot spent 3 1/2 years in prisoner of war camps.
1/14/1993
Mattress factory at 41 Spruce St. in Cabbagetown will become $65,000 townhouses. Patrick Comerford studies the plans for the 16 units which have been exempted from the 24-foot height bylaw in the area. Comerford and architect Ferdinand Wagner planned the $900,000 project.
Mattress factory at 41 Spruce St. in Cabbagetown will become $65,000 townhouses. Patrick Comerford studies the plans for the 16 units which have been exempted from the 24-foot height bylaw in the area. Comerford and architect Ferdinand Wagner planned the $900,000 project.
2/14/1974
Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
5/5/1977
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
6/27/1990
Horror relived: Nathan Peipciger, holding a photo of family members, all of whom died in Nazi concentration camps except his father (bafck row, centre), says reliving Nazi horrors was necessary to bring Emst Zundel to justice
Horror relived: Nathan Peipciger, holding a photo of family members, all of whom died in Nazi concentration camps except his father (bafck row, centre), says reliving Nazi horrors was necessary to bring Emst Zundel to justice
2/27/1985
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
1/3/1969
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
8/5/1970
Good as new: Kleran O'Dwyer insepcts his repaired Cessna 310 which received $60,000 in damages after if collided with a deer last summer at Pearson international Airport
Good as new: Kleran O'Dwyer insepcts his repaired Cessna 310 which received $60,000 in damages after if collided with a deer last summer at Pearson international Airport
1/28/1993
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
5/31/1984